1907 AAA Championships explained

1907 AAA Championships
Host City:Manchester, England
Dates:6 July 1907
Stadium:Fallowfield Stadium
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:16
Previous:1906
Next:1908
Games:AAA Championships

The 1907 AAA Championships was the 1907 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1907 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England in front of 5–7,000 spectators.[1] [2]

The Championships consisted of 16 events.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards10.81 ft½ yd
220 yards22.81 yd Nathaniel Cartmell USA ½ yd
440 yards52.62-3½ ydCharles Davies4 yd
880 yards1:59.62 yd6 yd
1 mile4:22.44:23.0Jack Lee 1 ft
4 milesAlexander Duncan19:51.4Joe Deakin19:54.4A. W. Shee 20:00.0
10 milesAdam Underwood 54:03.054:06.054:06.8
steeplechaseJoseph English 11:21.2Archie Robertson 25-40 yd4 yd
120yd hurdles16.81 yd Robert Stronach
2 miles walkRichard Harrison 14:01.8Johnny Johnson 14:10.4William Yates14:24.2
7 miles walk52:46.6C. Trippier52:50.0J. W. E. Bennett 53:00.0
high jump1.829Frederick Birkett 1.791only 2 competitors
pole jump Bruno Söderström3.20R. Parrington2.59only 2 competitors
long jump Denis Murray6.706.65Oswald Groenings6.60
shot put Tom Kirkwood 13.4612.4711.29
hammer throw48.38 John Murray43.06Henry Alan Leeke38.46

Notes and References

  1. News: Champion athletes . Daily Record . 8 July 1907 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  2. News: AAA Championships . Sporting Life . 8 July 1907 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 11 July 2024.